#CEB790Goldfrapp (#CEB790) is a light, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 81°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.059. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CEB790 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 183, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 39%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.5 2.4 22.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.789 0.059 81) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goldfrapp shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d4b285 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#d4b78c — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#ceb790 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ceb892 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Goldfrapp in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.94:1 and against black 10.8:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d6 · #ceb790 · #b49f7a · #8d7a59 · #67573a · #44361d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dfe4b8 · #d9cd9c · #ceb790 · #c79f79 · #b68a73 · #a3766d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ceb790 · #92a089 · #917951 · #50693c · #55411c · #23301a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e6ddce · #ceb790 · #5e78a4 · #64563d · #443823 · #261e10
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eef2f9 · #ceb790 · #a39d94 · #5d5f64 · #2c261d · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faf1e2 · #ceb790 · #584b33 · #3d2e15 · #190e00 · #f2ba4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2ff · #ceb790 · #899fc4 · #47608a · #142646 · #110700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #ceb790 · #78a6bd · #5f5887 · #002c3e · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f8 · #ceb790 · #70aaad · #735179 · #351c3a · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7f0 · #ceb790 · #78ab99 · #47608a · #3e182b · #000007
#D5C19F · #DDCBAD · #E4D5BC · #ECE0CB · #F3EADA
#AA9572 · #877556 · #65553B · #463821 · #281D09
#CAB899 · #C6B9A3 · #C1B9AB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.